Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray finally came to the harsh realization that Millie was far more cunning than he ever gave her credit for.

There was a time when he saw her as this pure and beautiful girl, full of innocence and joy. And what was the result?

He ended up being played for a fool, manipulated, and even lost... Anne because of her.

How could things with Roseanne have spiraled this far if it wasn't for Millie?

Thinking about this only intensified Murray's disdain for her. He couldn't bear the thought of stepping into any place she might be!

He had been crashing at the office for several days now.

Millie, too nervous to call him directly, kept using Beverley to bug him about coming home.

To appease his mother, Murray begrudgingly made his way back to the mansion.

But that was it. He was drawing the line there.

...

By the time Murray got back to the mansion, it was already 9 PM.

As he opened the door, there was Millie, attempting to take his coat.

making a beeline

mid-air, and she bit her lip

a light-colored, loose-fitting knitted dress, her hair cascading in front of her, giving off

her, heading straight for Beverley. "You wanted me back, here I am." With that said,

tone flat, "I'm exhausted.

clearly dissatisfied with his dismissive attitude.

demeanor left little room for argument, and Murray,

poured himself a glass of water, leisurely drinking

here. Can't

well. Behind that perfect exterior was a coldness that

wish for life; to hate is to

wanted this child? Wasn't it you who forced this

a clear disdain in his

frustration and resentment, but asking her to give up on her grandchild was out of

what you think, the

carrying is part of the Sherwood legacy. I might have turned a blind eye before, but now that know, that child must be

repulsion evident: "And after the child is born? You're not seriously

or not you marry is up to you," Beverley

a moment: "...I

"What's the condition?"